A Cyber Incident Response Analyst is required by our Global Banking client based in Sheffield for an initial 3 month contract. Cyber Incident Response Analyst role is based within the Cyber Security Incident Response Team, part of the wider part of our clients IT Security function. The Cyber Security Incident Response team is responsible for responding to information security incidents, providing all necessary services to mitigate risks, contain breaches and remediate control failures associated.

The role holder acts as technical specialist within the Cyber Security Incident Response Team, taking ownership of threats and incidents posing risk to HSBC and its information. The job holder is expected to drive implementation of operational strategy and strive for continuous improvement from both an operational and customer service perspective, whilst ensuring compliance with any regulatory change projects.

Knowledge and Experience

• Past working experience in a relevant role, i.e. Incident Response, SOC Analyst• Experience working in relevant environment(s), i.e. Knowledge of HSBC network Infrastructure and system architecture is desirable but not essential• Relevant product knowledge including knowledge of QRADAR is desirable but not essential• A passion for cyber security and a willingness to commit to the further study required to keep pace with the application of the latest threat concepts and techniques• Demonstrated understanding of financial sector, or other large organization, security and IT infrastructures• Role relevant qualifications, e.g. Cyber Security Related Qualifications, including university and/or commercial certifications

• Familiarity with common reconnaissance, exploitation, and post exploitation frameworks• Strong knowledge of networking protocols and packet analysis• Well versed in multiple security technologies such as Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Web Proxies and DLP amongst others• Knowledge of malware packing and obfuscation techniques• Knowledge of software exploitation (web, client-server and mobile) on modern operation systems• Knowledge of the Windows and *NIX operating systems • A comprehensive understanding of the regulatory frameworks and compliance requirements associated with financial services and experience of working within these